LOGIN[Maria]“What do you think?”Damian forced me to give an answer even though I didn’t want to agree or refuse. It made me end up nodding in approval of his idea.“That’s a good idea,” I said while eating the chocolate mousse without looking him in the eyes.I looked down at my food, not checking his expression. Was he happy? Was he indifferent?“Maria.”He called me, making me flinch slightly.“Are you happy?”“This vacation is quite enjoyable, so, yes, I’m happy,” I replied without thinking.
[Maria]“I’m sorry. We were supposed to have other plans this afternoon, but we couldn’t do that,” he said while putting his clothes back on.“It’s alright.”It was also my fault for suddenly wearing it. That kind of outfit was meant to be seductive. Damian must have interpreted it that way.“You were…” he struggled to find the words.“It’s alright,” I repeated.He didn’t need to say anything more. I didn’t want to talk about it either.“You were so hot. And…” he turned his face away. “I couldn’t resist.”I lowered my head, hiding the smile forming on my lips.I bit my lip to steady myself. It wasn’t really a compliment, and I shouldn’t feel happy about it. It was just the effect of wearing lingerie. Which meant if Hannah Barker wore it, it would be very effective in seducing Damian.“So what are we doing next?” I changed the subject.“We were supposed to take a walk in the nearby park, but it’s almost dinner time now.”“Dinner? Where? At the hotel?”“No. I’ve already made a reservati
[Maria]We arrived in Mexico in the afternoon. Damian insisted on not telling me the itinerary, so I had no idea what we would be doing today or tomorrow.But at least, we would go to the hotel first to drop off our luggage, right?“Your hand is okay?” I asked shortly after landing.I remembered what the doctor said, that turbulence wasn’t good for it, even though the flight had been relatively smooth.“I’m fine.”Soon after, we were picked up by a chauffeur service and taken to the hotel. I wasn’t sure whether this was Damian’s choice or something Mr. Ed had arranged.
[Hannah]“I’ve been looking for it for days, but I still can’t find it.”Hannah walked over to Kevin, who was casually reading a book in his hands.“Are you sure you put it in the book?”“Yeah,” he replied indifferently, his eyes not leaving the page.“Kevin!” Hannah snatched the book from his hands. “This again. Why do you keep reading your comic books instead of looking for it?”“It’s manga.” Kevin took the book back. “I’m taking a break. I’m tired.”“I’m tired too!”“Then just go home. Nobody’s forcing you to find the username and password, right?”Hannah sighed. It was true that she was the one who needed it. But she was also tired because it felt like she was searching all by herself.This would probably be over much faster if Kevin were actually helping instead of suddenly getting distracted, moving to the sofa, and reading until he finished volume after volume.Kevin flipped a page. A small piece of paper was tucked inside.“Ah. Found it.”Hannah smiled brightly. The exhaustion
[Hannah]A few days earlier.“So all this time you watched me suffer almost losing my mind over those rumors and you did nothing, even though you could’ve helped me?”Hannah rolled up her blouse sleeves.“Hey, calm down first, listen to my explanation!”“You could’ve just entered the forum as an admin from the start to figure things out.”Hannah started cracking her knuckles, making them pop.“Easy, easy. No violence, okay? I have a valid reason. Take a deep breath.”Hannah inhaled, following Kevin’s instruc
[Maria]“Why?”That was the first word I said while my mind processed Damian’s words.I had never imagined that I would actually be going with him.“My mother said you wanted a vacation.”Ah. I remembered last week. I hadn’t paid much attention to it because it wasn’t important. I didn’t really want it, and I didn’t mind never going anywhere alone with him as a couple.I didn’t know he listened to his mother so much about things like this.His mother probably wanted things like that with his father, well, she loved her husband very much. But I didn’t.Still, refusing his mother’s order probably wasn’t the right decision right now. I didn’t need to explain that I didn’t want it or didn’t need it.Let’s just say Damian and I were simply following our parents’ order.“Alright.”“You don’t look excited?”Excited for what?His mother was telling us to go on a vacation for a honeymoon so she could get a grandchild. I would not give her a grandchild.Having a child would be troublesome if we
[Maria]"For the guest list, they'll provide it this afternoon," Mr. Ed continued. "They need approval from the Wang family first because they're concerned about the privacy of so
[Hannah]“If the rumor isn’t true, just do your job well. Eventually, the rumor will die down on its own.”A quote
[Hannah]A few days earlier.Hannah had gone downstairs carrying the gift she bought for Maria, but Mr. Lee’s driver stopped her.“Would
[Maria]“You mocking me?”That was what he said to me while still taking the money I offered.How strange. How cou







